Abstract
The first two presentations of this symposium present the results of an analysis of 159 placement announcements listed with the HFES Placement Service during 1994–1995. The first presentation describes the characteristics of 129 industry, government and consulting positions; while the second presentation describes the characteristics of 10 academic and 20 internship positions. The ability to perform as a team member was cited often and is the focus of the third and fourth presentations.
The third presentation discusses the importance of the team experience in today's work place. It also describes how three educators incorporated a team experience into their courses.
The last presentation of this symposium highlights various benefits and potential problems of groups and teams and focuses on strategies for successfully implementing student teams in the classroom.
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